Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I submitted another question which I thought might have been up for oral reply today. It must be in for written reply at this stage. It related to the number of gardaí across Louth and in Dundalk, with details of the numbers in drug squads. I will be looking for that.

I agree with what the Minister has said. Obviously, considerable effort needs to be put in on major operations, both internationally and at a street level. I accept that nobody has policed this problem anywhere in the world. I imagine it would take something that nobody in here would countenance. I welcome the work done by the youth diversion projects in Dundalk, including the High Voltage and Team projects. Some of them have early intervention but we need even earlier interventions than are considered there, along with family supports. We are talking about trying to break poverty. I accept we need to put a huge amount of effort into addiction.

I have a specific question about dealing with multiple issues relating to guys dealing drugs in council houses.

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